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? How to test run a new computer ?

I have been out of touch with the computer world for the past couple years, but I remember there were benchmarking/stability tools to burn-in a computer that you could let run for 24Hrs or whatever to push the computer to it's limits and test the system stability.

I just got my new laptop and I would like to test it's stability before too much time goes on.

Any responses are appreciated.

Thanks.

Again, what I am more concerned with is the stability testers. I can find benchmark tools... most of which you have to pay for.

I remember a tool with a name like "Burn in test" which did as you described..

I used to use PCTools from Eurosoft this is not a cheap toy for home/personal use.. (The reason why I dont use it..change of employment.. the cost was outside my budget...donations gratefully accepted)

"Consumer technology now exceeds the average persons ability to comprehend how to use it..give up hope of them being able to understand how it works." - Me http://www.cybercrypt.co.nr

Originally posted here by nihil LEXavier old chap, might I respectfully suggest that you have been "out" for too long............err I don't think that people seriously concern themselves with the "stability" of a laptop these days.

Anyways, if this thing is unstable, what will your employers do about it? and if you are self employed, what will you do about it?.............

Please consider the logical implications before answering.

Wow... I wasn't aware that it was no longer something sort of recommended to do. This laptop is a desktop-replacement gaming/work computer.

I work for the DoD and they could care less about my gaming computer

If something IS wrong with it, I will send it back. It just arrived yesterday and I have 30 days before I can see whether the hardware is compatible with each other or if it is going to randomly give me the dreaded blue screen of death.

I personaly thought it was still a concern because of the fact that one of my coworkers just bought a system from cyberpowersystem.com (DON'T GO THERE) and he kept getting the blue screen of death every so often and the problem was surely not software he installed. Then when he would play some games it would just restart and it wasn't overheating.

I remember back in the day if you had hardware X and hardware Y installed, they may not be compatible and it would create system crashes... if this is no longer the case then wow, I'm behind the times.